Cooktop appliance and heating element having a thermostat
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorPaul Bryan Cadima
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Abstract
An electric resistance heating coil assembly, as provided herein, may include a spiral would sheathed heating element, a thermostat, and a shroud cover. The spiral wound sheathed heating element may have a first coil section and a second coil section. The thermostat may be connected in series between the first and second coil sections of the spiral wound sheathed heating element. The thermostat may include a base and a top cap. The base may extend axially between a first end and a second end. The top cap may be held on the base at the first end. The shroud cover may be mounted to the thermostat below the top cap.
Claims20
An electric resistance heating coil assembly, comprising:
- a spiral wound sheathed heating element having a first coil section and a second coil section;
- a thermostat connected in series between the first and second coil sections of the spiral wound sheathed heating element, the thermostat comprising
- a base extending axially between a first end and a second end,
- a top cap held on the base at the first end, and
- a support flange held on the base apart from the top cap between the second end and the top cap;
- and
- a shroud cover mounted to the thermostat below the top cap at the support flange.
An electric resistance heating coil assembly, comprising:
- a spiral wound sheathed heating element having a first coil section and a second coil section;
- a thermostat connected in series between the first and second coil sections of the spiral wound sheathed heating element, the thermostat comprising
- a base extending axially between a first end and a second end, and
- a top cap held on the base at the first end;
- and
- a shroud cover mounted to the thermostat below the top cap,
- wherein the base defines a first outer diameter proximal to the first end and a second outer diameter proximal to the second end below the top cap, and wherein the second outer diameter is smaller than the first outer diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.